Top 100 Scientists

World Top 100 Scientists 2025

Top 100 scientists can be ranked globally or specific to the following regions including Africa, Asia, Europe, North America, Latin America, Oceania, Arab League, ASEAN, EECA, and BRICS based on total H-index scores without any breakdown by subject areas. Top 100 rankings in the world, in a continent, or a region include standardized subjects areas of Agriculture & Forestry, Arts, Design and Architecture, Business & Management, Economics & Econometrics, Education, Engineering & Technology, History, Philosophy, Theology, Law/Law and Legal Studies, Medical and Health Sciences, Natural Sciences, Social Sciences, Art and Humanities Rankings and Social Sciences and Humanities Rankings BETA VERSION. Subject field ranking in world, region, country and university is beta version since subject field "others" (870,053 scientists profile whose branch cannot be determined, not yet edited or determined) is excluded, so the ranking will change as the others fields are edited. Please note that. Subjects indicated as “ * others ” will not be included in the ranking by regions and subjects.

* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Adolfo Quesada Román
Geomorphology
Geography
Natural Hazards
Disaster Risk Reduction
Geoheritage
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
35
79
3,045
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Gerardo J Soto
Geology
Volcanology
geological hazards
history of Geology
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
21
44
1,492
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Mauricio M Mora Fernández
Volcano seismology
Volcanology
Seismotectonics
Geology
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
20
31
1,051
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Carmen Paulina Vega
earth sciences
glaciology
atmospheric chemistry
paleoclimate
ice cores
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
13
16
495
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Rolando Mora Chinchilla
Geotecnia
Mecánica de Suelos
Mecánica de Rocas
Geomorfología
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
6
4
136
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Luis C. Esquivel-Salas
seismic risk assessments
earthquake engineering
strong motion networks
building instrumentation
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
5
1
65
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Benjamín Acevedo Peralta
Arqueología
geología
geoarqueología
micropaleontología
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
4
0
26

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* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Agustín F. Solano-Arguedas
Geomicrobiology
Biogeochemistry
Critical Zone
Geochemistry
Forest Dynamics
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
2
1
36
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Adolfo Quesada Román
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
35
79
3,045
Geomorphology
Geography
Natural Hazards
Disaster Risk Reduction
Geoheritage
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Gerardo J Soto
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
21
44
1,492
Geology
Volcanology
geological hazards
history of Geology
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Mauricio M Mora Fernández
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
20
31
1,051
Volcano seismology
Volcanology
Seismotectonics
Geology
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Carmen Paulina Vega
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
13
16
495
earth sciences
glaciology
atmospheric chemistry
paleoclimate
ice cores
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Elena Badilla
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
8
6
280
geomorphology
GIS
Remote Sensing
natural hazards
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Rolando Mora Chinchilla
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
6
4
136
Geotecnia
Mecánica de Suelos
Mecánica de Rocas
Geomorfología
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Mª Cristina Araya
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
5
3
215
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Luis C. Esquivel-Salas
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
5
1
65
seismic risk assessments
earthquake engineering
strong motion networks
building instrumentation
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Benjamín Acevedo Peralta
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
4
0
26
Arqueología
geología
geoarqueología
micropaleontología
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Rafael Baltodano-Goulding
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
3
1
67

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Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Agustín F. Solano-Arguedas
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
2
1
36
Geomicrobiology
Biogeochemistry
Critical Zone
Geochemistry
Forest Dynamics
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Alejandro Argüello Sáenz
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
2
0
16
Sismología
Karstología
Neotectónica
Paleosismología